Of the 746,552 homes in Maine, 157,467 of them are vacant, giving the state a 21.1 percent housing vacancy rate.

This Maine home can stay 70 degrees without a furnace, even when it's freezing outside. January 25, 2023. ... Relying a lot on the sun to heat, which in the winter is pretty amazing. " ...

If you love snow, good food and the coastal vibe, visiting Maine in winter is for you! This guide to off-season travel to Portland and Midcoast Maine is ideal for enjoying the outdoors, museums ...

If your home relies on heating fuel, you can keep track of prices through the Governor’s Energy Office. As of October 7th, the average cost of heating oil in Maine is $3.39 a gallon. Kerosene is ...

MAINE AS A WINTER RESORT. Share full article. Feb. 28, 1886. ... TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital ... Some of the favorite resorts of Maine's Summer visitors ...

With the price of heating oil in the face of winter weather slowly moving into Maine, Box of Maine has partnered with Maine Veterans Project to heat the homes of Maine veterans. Doc Goodwin, the ...

Maine’s Can’t-Miss Breweries To Visit This Winter by: Christopher Osburn January 3, 2024 Maine is much more than “vacationland” and the home of Stephen King , it’s also a beer-lover’s ...

“As the statistics show, home buyers are not deterred by Maine’s winter weather." The 853 sales in January made that month’s showing the seventh best in 26 years, he added.

In the middle of a Maine winter, a super insulated house keeps its family warm. There's no furnace — just a small heat pump. The same heat pump is used to cool the home in the summer months.

The sun streams in through a wall of windows on the south side of the home, and onto a rooftop solar array that McCunney says on bright days like this will generate four times as much energy as the ...